Brief Life History of James Oliver
When James Oliver Barnett was born on 20 November 1875, in North Cayuga, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, his father, George Oliver Barnett, was 40 and his mother, Esther Hetherington, was 30. He married Ida Smith on 6 October 1902, in St. Catharines, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Cayuga, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years and Haldimand, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He died on 13 December 1943, in St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 68, and was buried in St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- James O Barnett, "Canada Census, 1901"
- James Oliver Barnett, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- James Oliver Barnett, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
Spouse and Children
1875–1943 Male
1878– Female
Parents and Siblings
1835–1898 Male
1845–1911 Female
Siblings (10)
1864– Male
1867–1922 Female
1869–1938 Female
1872–1930 Male
1875–1943 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (5)
1876
Age 1
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 8
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 31
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from various places, for example Chipping (High) Barnet, East Barnet, and Friern Barnet in Greater London, named with Old English bærnet ‘place cleared by burning’ (a derivative of bærnan ‘to burn, to set light to’).
English (of Norman origin): from a medieval personal name, a variant of Bernard .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): this surname has been adopted by Ashkenazic Jews in the English-speaking world, perhaps as an Anglicized form of a vaguely similar Jewish name such as Baruch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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